Announcement
What is Pride Hackathon 2020?
First-ever LGBT+ exclusive Hackathon in India, a unique and a virtual safe space to Ideate, Collaborate, and find Solutions to Technical, Non-Technical, Social Good tracks, to secure internships, jobs and WIN exciting prizes. This will be an individual event.
Who can participate?
- Anyone who is at least 18 years of age as on November 1, 2020
- For the LGBT+ community* only (students, freshers, and working professionals with an experience ranging from 0 to 15 years)
For the Pride Hackathon 2020, we are looking for individuals who could bring in:
✅ Creative Ideas
✅ Unique Solutions
✅ Out-of-box thinking
✅ Ease of Implementation
✅ Potential Impact
❌ Coding knowledge or experience not mandatory
*Your identity and other details will be kept confidential. You need not be an OUT LGBT+ person to participate in this event.
Why Participate?
- Get your resume spotlighted to the companies
- Opportunity for Internships and Job Interviews
- An opportunity to be mentored by seasoned industry experts
- And, Win exciting prizes!
And, all of this for FREE!
How can you participate?
- A participant can sign up for a maximum of 3 challenges which can be from the same track or different tracks (Technical, Non-Technical, Social Good). You should choose the one/ s that you are passionate about and would like to solve.
- This Hackathon is an individual event and not a team event. You need to sign up and solve Problem Statements individually.
- Click here for step by step instructions to register.
- If you have any queries or questions, please write to medha@thepridecircle.com
Want to know how to register, create your profile, submit your solutions, and more? Watch this video below:
Which are the 3 Tracks?
You can choose to participate in a maximum of 3 problem statements in any/all of the following:
- Technical
- Non-Technical
- Social Good
What is the Judging Criteria?
- Innovation and Novelty of the idea
- Presentation of the Solution (in depth analysis and supporting data points)
- Financial feasibility of the idea (minimum investment leading to maximum results)
- Simplicity or Technical feasibility of the solution
- Bonus points for any possible working prototype
- Format - Your solutions can be submitted in either PPT, PDF, or Word Document format.
Additional evaluation criteria may be provided by companies in the problem statement.